The Opera Populaire

Realized that I still haven't gottten down to writing abt my NUS life! Think I changed my mind abt doing book review, cos that will be too boring and academic! hahahah.

I got to this after I watched "Emergency Room 24 Hours", the Jap drama starring Matshushima Nanako (Song Dao Cai Cai Zi) and Eichi Yosuke (Jiang Kou Yang Jie...my current love!), which reminded me of this module I took, The Body as U See It. I had taken some very memorable modules in NUS, but this one really took the cake. Maybe it is becos I'm quite interested in medicine. It was non-examinable and involved a presentation every week, kinda like Dr. Derderian's module :) BUt it was fun becos we learnt a lot doing it. For e.g. I did one on circumcision, which basically grossed people in class out becos I put step by step pics on one done on a baby.

I can never forget it oso becos my first group meeting for the presentation took 5 hours! Subsequently we got smarter and divide the work out so that it took shorter.

There were lots of practical work as well. We had to use a stethoscope to take blood pressure, something which I conveniently forget how to do now! We oso went into this lab to handle preserved bodies...very exciting huh? Hahaha I remember someone looking at me like I'd gone mad when I told her. I remember carrying a brain, poking a kidney and trying to identify parts of an intestine. The lab had this smell, but I din throw up or lose my appetite. I think we even went to eat a hearty meal at bizad canteen afterwards! I think I should have gone abroad to study medicine!

Think I owed many thanks to frens such as Lorraine, who has been with me ever since Sec 1, to helped me get thru uni life. Without u, my darling gal fren, my life here would have been less colourful. I remember sitting with u for PS1101, laughing at Prof Cibulka's jokes. U provided me with a place to hang out in at your room in Raffles Hall. Still remembered how we looked at Kelvin Tey's blog denouncing Juliana, a most ungentlemanly behaviour! Our gossips about some ppl like Mr. Gorilla Auw will stay with me always! I liked sitting at cafes chatting with u over coffees and whatever new dishes u cleverly introduced to me. U complement my lack of culinary adventure totally heehe. Thanks for going out of ur way a lot of times to comfort me about my break up, disappointment etc. Glad to share with u ur probs as well. Long life, friendship!

To dear JIngting, who always include me into many activities, from SNG 65th Anniversary fun fair to dinner to send Sophia off on exchange to US! For always wishing me all the best for my exams! For asking me out for lunch! Cheers!

To my 3 other squadmates in NUS: Yvonne Teng, Wang and Meiqi. Von Teng: Thanks for coming into my room in hall to wish me happy birthday that year! Really touched and felt very loved. U will always be our OIC, the caring one, a ready helping hand at all times, the organiser. Von Wang: Heya gal, I remember how we went to all the martial arts welcome teas and in the end, u were the one joining fencing while I joined Red Cross! Thanks for asking me out for lunches and catching up with me in general. Meiqi: Hey, u been MIAing for quite some time liao yeah. Better start coming for our squad activities, but then this is me a pot calling a kettle black teeheehee.

To those I know in Kent Ridge hall: Weijian, Yunling, Jasmine, Big Chris, MIchael, Joyce and Jackson. Great having u guys in that one semester I enjoyed a lot! Thanks for all the jokes, good words of advice and most importantly, the daily bread. I am glad that Yunling is growing so strong in the Word. Thanks gal for introducing me to the Third Place. It rocks, my church! For others, I wish we can keep in touch a lot more. Thanks for walking with me through a phase in life!

To my ex-church mates from the Salvation Army in NUS: Sharon, Daniel, Peirong, Eric, Mattthew and Alicia. Sharon and Daniel: thank u for teaching me to be strong in faith, to forgive and to fellowship, for being great CGLs in general. Peirong: Thanks for being a fren and sis-in-Christ when I was deliberating whether to go into the relationship in hall. Thanks for always praying for me! Thank u, all for that wonderful time in Sentosa that year. Thank u for my birthday celeb too!

To my Red Cross frens, thank u for ur frenship always! Bee Khoon, Han Seong, Chris, Wee Su, Minghui, Chun Keong, Teik Ming, Duncan, Yao Xiong, my god-bro Stephen, Szche Chean, Norman, Alex Chan, and oso to Kelvin Lee. Kelvin Lee: My ex boyfren. Thank u for being with me at one stage of my life, holding my hand through, being a company. For all the serious talks we had had, for being my baby then. I had always been a bit secretive about him, but think what is past is past and he was once a big part of my 3rd year in NUS, so I thank him all the same for shaping it. Even tho u will never read this but I just wanna wish u all the best for ur future! Stephen: think I had written abt u before so bye! Hahaha dun let u be more big-headed than u already r. Chris: Hey thanks for oso being a good fren in hall. For the times we sang tog on the 7th floor. For bearing with the scandal everybody were according us hahaahah. For being a good listener and advisor. I'm so glad u think I've bec more feminine heheeh! Wee Su and Alex, thanks for always inviting me to first aid courses and giving me the opp to shine always! Thanks for the talk we had during public duties. Wee Su, I put ur advice to use and it did me good! Be happy with Minghui ok, she is a wonderful gal hahaha.

Last but not least how can I forget mt VCF frens! To dearest Thu CG, I have told u this before, that I'm proud to pass on the CG to Meisi, who has grown so much in Christ. Dear Meisi, love and take care of the CG as the shepherd. For all those I got to know during the Anntic camp 2004!

Yup, these r basically the frens that I have been proud to make in NUS, who have made a difference in my life. There r many more, too many to count....I'm sorry if I leave u out.